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Gemma 3 12B vs Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct leads with 3.0% higher average benchmark score. Gemma 3 12B offers 6.1K more tokens in context window than Llama 3.1 405B Instruct. Gemma 3 12B is $1.63 cheaper per million tokens. Gemma 3 12B supports multimodal inputs. Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is available on 8 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
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Gemma 3 12B was developed as part of the third generation of Google's open-source model family, designed to provide enhanced capabilities in a mid-sized format. Built with improved architecture and training techniques, it balances performance with practical deployment considerations for diverse use cases.
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Llama 3.1 405B was developed as Meta's largest open-source language model, designed to provide frontier-level capabilities with 405 billion parameters. Built to demonstrate that open-source models can match proprietary systems in capability, it enables researchers and developers to experiment with and deploy a powerful foundation model without licensing restrictions.
7 months newer
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23
Gemma 3 12B
2025-03-12
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Pricing Comparison
Cost per million tokens (USD)
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Gemma 3 12B
Input:$0.05
Output:$0.10($1.63 cheaper)
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Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Input:$0.89
Output:$0.89
Performance Metrics
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 6 common benchmarks
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Gemma 3 12B
Average Score:75.7%
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Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Average Score:78.7%(+3.0%)
Provider Availability & Performance
Available providers and their performance metrics
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Gemma 3 12B
1 providers
DeepInfra
Throughput: 33 tok/s
Latency: 0.2ms
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Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
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Gemma 3 12B
Avg Score:75.7%
Providers:1
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Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Avg Score:78.7%(+3.0%)
Providers:8